It's a New Year in the Trailer Park bay-bee! And you know what that means, we'll be drying our laundry outside soon! Ok, it really means that we have lots of news to share with you.

If you're lucky enough to be going on the cruise with us, you're going to have a trip you'll NEVER forget. In addition to all the talent and love brought by the Troubs, you'll be sharing a few days with some of the most incredible guitar players on the planet. Tommy Emmanuel was just nominated for a Grammy! Next time, it's the Troubs' turn for the Grammy!

I really want to thank you for making our Christmas album, Merry Christmas from the Trailer Park officially the fastest selling Troubs record ever!

So what's up in 2007? We'll have new blogs, new podcasts, and a national release of Trailercana in March 2007! Read on, my friends, for all the news that's fit to print from the Trailer Park.

May you find the strenght and wisdom to keep ALL your New Year's resolutions, and STILL enjoy the ride!

Antsy McClain
lead singer guy
The Trailer Park Troubadours

In addition to his full line-up of concerts with the Trailer Park Troubadours in 2007, Antsy will be doing a few RARE solo acoustic shows.

Antsy's first solo acoustic show will be on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 8:00 PM Eastern time at the historic Thoroughbred Theatre in Midway, Kentucky (near Lexington)! Tickets are only $12.00 at the door!

Antsy has committed small blocks of his 2007 tour schedule to do a series of intimate, acoustic solo shows across the Country. He's been working on a special slide show to accompany the music during these concerts, which will include poetry, family photos and stories behind the songs you love and some you've never heard!

Stay tuned at www.unhitched.com for details as they arise.

Your chance to sign up for the Polyesterfest Cruise closes soon! If you've been tossing around the idea of cruisin' with the Troubs, well, you better act fast.

We're gonna have 200 + people hanging with us and three full days of top notch entertainment. Tommy Emmanuel was just nominated for a Grammy!

And it Ain't Expensive! We still have Singlewide AND Doublewide packages available.

Check out the New Podcast of Flamingohead Radio! Antsy employs the help of his band, family and friends to describe the Troubs' style of music, "Folkabilly."

Amusing and insightful, this podcast features folkabilly favorites "The Folkabilly Shuffle," "Mobile," "The Croquet King" and one of Antsy's personal faves, "Without a Hitch."

Be on the lookout for Antsy's upcoming Podcast: "Parkin' It with Antsy McClain." Antsy will be interviewed by "Head Flamingohead" Uncle Fred Ehrensvard. They'll talk about Antsy's roots, his family and his musical influences. Part One of a Three Part podcast.

Check out the new Blog Post from Antsy featuring a report on the Sons of Hitches Reunion Concert at Puckett's Grocery, Franklin, TN, Dec. 22, 2006. In it, Antsy basks in the afterglow of the reunion, taken from his journal, written on the morning of Christmas Eve.

Keep checking for Antsy's upcoming Blog post: In a very personal and revealing diary entry, Antsy looks back at 2006. He reviews the year's accomplishments, and the heart-renching changes that have taken place, including Flem's retirement and managerial changes. He makes some New Years' resolutions that will surprise even die hard Flamingoheads. Don't miss this one. Coming soon!

The album that Flamingoheads have called the Troubs' best is being given a face lift and tummy tuck, and sent out in a national release April 3rd, 2007!

National distribution, radio promotion, and – for the first time – publicity is being utilized to launch the album in a three fold campaign to "Spead the Love," and get Antsy's songs to the ears and hearts of as many people as we possibly can.

Hot Iron Entertainment, the umbrella company for all things Troubs, has pulled together an incredible team, including Kissy Black of Lotos Nile Media to do the publicity, Al Moss (Al Moss Promotions) and Alan Rommelfanger (Daybreak Entertainment) to work national radio promotion, and a national distribution team (as yet unannounced) to get the CDs and MP3s in the hands of new listeners around the country. These fine folks have worked with the best (John Prine, Todd Snider, Paul Thorn, Allison Kraus, Emmy Lou Harris, among countless others) and we're excited to be a part of their long list of artists.

"I am really excited about this," says Antsy, "It's taken us a long time to select the right people for our admittedly unique entertainment template. There just aren't any other bands out there doing what we're doing, whose live shows combine humor with driving, danceable music, and audience participation like this. So, we had to have people who 'get it,' in a way that goes beyond the normal promotion of an album. Basically, we needed to do all the promotional things other bands do, and more. And Kissy will work great, I know. And Al Moss and Alan R are simply the best in the buisness. This is going to be a lot of fun."

Stay tuned of all the developments at www.unhitched.com starting in February.